Anyone know how I can register a sidebar (I like to call them “Locations” now) and have it only visible in the Customizer? I would like to keep it out of the widgets.php screen as it’s a location(s) oriented for one specific template.
From looking through the code, sidebars are not designed for conditional registration, so you’re going to have to get a bit creative.
The simplest way I can see to make this work is to use
add_action( 'widgets_admin_page' )
to unregister the sidebar immediately before the available sidebars are shown (source).
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Thank you.
Weekend project is on 
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OK, for now I’ve settle with if( ! is_admin() || is_customize_preview() ) check to keep the sidebars out of the widgets screen but be still available in the Customizer.
Feels a bit hacky but it works for the purpose
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